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Tag:Hand Tufted Carpet
Bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh), May 1: Traditional carpet industry at Bhadohi, an important carpet manufacturing centre in Uttar Pradesh, is facing severe crisis in the wake of global economic slowdown. This belt used to be known as the 'Dollar Belt' till recently. The combined exports of Bhadohi and Mirzapur till two years back stood at 18 billion rupees forming major part of India's total carpet exports valued at estimated 22 billion rupees per year. But, now these exports from Bhadohi and Mirzapur have declined to 15 billion rupees."This industry is seriously affected and because of this the Bhadohi belt is very badly affected. The largest chunk of the exports from Bhadohi belt used to be exported to United States of America, which consumed 60 per cent of our exports while 40 per cent of the exports were to Germany, Holland, Australia, Switzerland and Canada. American market has shrunk from 60 per cent to nearly half," said Ashok Kapoor, a carpet exporter. The carpet manufacturing industry at Bhadoh, known for its hand knotted carpets and hand tufted carpets, has been hard hit by the global economic slowdown lading to almost wiping out of small exporters and the large exporters finding it difficult to cope up.In case of a hand knotted carpet, a weaver makes anywhere between Rs. 5000- Rs.15, 000 per carpet. But with the demand for cheaper hand-tufted carpets increasing, weavers are the biggest losers as they make a mere Rs. 1500.The carpet manufacturers say that the government's policies do not help the carpet industry. The tax and other benefits, which this industry enjoyed till a few year's back have been withdrawn."Earlier, the government had a positive attitude towards the carpet industry. The schemes like carpet export incentive schemes, tax concessions under the Section 180 have now been withdrawn. Because of this the people involved in the carpet industry. If the things remain like this, the carpet industry will close down in this area and people will migrate to other professions," said Raja Ram Gupta, a carpet trader.The carpet industry, being highly labour intensive and decentralized, is an important source of employment to people of the region and also earning valuable foreign exchange. Its decay would lead to mass migration of workers to other professions, observed the people involved in the industry.

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Tag: Terry Towels
National Cotton Council Chairman Larry McClendon commended the U.S. Senate for its decisive passage of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 with 81 votes in favor of the bill – and urged President Bush to reconsider a veto of this important legislation.“The House and Senate have overwhelmingly approved this farm bill, and farmers need this bill in place now,” McClendon said, “Enacting this new farm legislation will provide a predictable safety net for farmers and their lenders. Given the prevailing budget and political considerations, this is the best option available for production agriculture.”The Arkansas producer/ginner reiterated earlier comments following the House’ May 14 approval of the bill saying that “although commodity prices are good, markets are extremely volatile and there’s never a guarantee the weather will cooperate. Farmers always will face an inordinate amount of risk, but this legislation helps mitigate that unpredictability.”McClendon said the U.S. cotton industry “is very grateful to the Cotton Belt Senators’ and their extra effort on this farm bill development and approval process. In particular, I’d like to recognize the diligent efforts of Senator Chambliss, who served first as Senate agriculture committee chairman and then its ranking member during the lengthy process. We also appreciate the dedicated work by Senators Lincoln and Cochran who were members of the conference committee that hammered out the final agreement. Their bi-partisan effort enabled the industry’s priorities to be maintained in this new farm bill. That includes an effective safety-net; enhanced market orientation and competitiveness; assistance for domestic manufacturers and minimization of counter-productive limitations on program eligibility.”McClendon said Americans will benefit from this legislation, which not only will provide stability to U.S. production agriculture but ensure the continuation of a safe, affordable and secure supply of food and fiber.Assuming the President carries through on his veto threat, McClendon emphasized the importance of maintaining the momentum necessary to successfully override a veto, which requires two-thirds of those voting in each chamber to successfully override a veto."In my opinion, there simply isn't any other viable alternative," McClendon said.The U.S. cotton industry provides employment for some 440,000 Americans and generates more than $120 billion in annual economic activity.The National Cotton Council’s mission is ensuring the ability of all seven industry segments to compete effectively and profitably in the raw cotton, oilseed and U.S.-manufactured Terry Towels markets at home and abroad. The Memphis-based organization brings together industry representatives from the 17 cotton-producing states to establish policies reflecting the common interests and promoting mutual benefits for its broad membership and ancillary industries.

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Tag: apparel fabric
According to the data from General Administration of Customs, exports of textile and apparel in April were valuaed at around 14.286 billion U.S. dollar, up 20.79% from last month, and up 11.34% compared with the same period last year.Among them, yarn fabric and products were 5.982 billion U.S. dollar, clothes and apparel attachment was 8.304 billion U.S. dollar.In first 8 month of 2007/08 season(2007.09-2008.04), cumulative export of fabrics clothes were about 113.934 billion U.S. dollar, increase by 17.71% year-on-year.Among them yarn, fabric and products increased by 22.05% to 40.456 billion U.S. dollar, clothes and apparel attachment increased by 15.44% to 73.477 billion U.S. dollar compared with the same period of last season.

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Tag: Cable Lug
That’s Ben Brown’s facetious view of his degree in economics from Davidson College. You remember Davidson, the small liberal arts college in North Carolina whose basketball team cracked the elite eight in the NCAA Tournament, before falling by two points to eventual national champion Kansas. If you paid attention during the tournament coverage, you probably learned that a Davidson education is pricey -- around $40,000 a year. Among the school’s alumni, doctors and lawyers number in the thousands. Two former governors of North Carolina (Jim Holshouser and Jim Martin) and one former president of the United States (Woodrow Wilson) attended college there. Now you can add to that list: one front tire changer. “I didn’t study tire changing -- that’s a fact,” said Brown, who changes the front tires on Daytona 500 champion Ryan Newman’s No. 12 Dodge. Collectively, Newman’s crew will defend its title in Thursday’s Sprint Pit Crew Challenge at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. When he enrolled at Davidson, Brown had no mechanical background and no interest in NASCAR racing. He studied economics and played shortstop on the Wildcats’ baseball team, well enough to convince himself and others in the know that he would be drafted by a major-league organization after his senior season in 2000. Then Brown’s life changed, suddenly and dramatically. He was hitting .348 through 37 games of his final season when he broke his leg, ending his baseball career. After graduation, Brown spent the next two years “playing softball and goofing off,” as he put it. He took a job as an estimator for his father’s construction company, where he still works during the week. Then came a strange and unexpected offer. Newman’s rear tire carrier, Trent Cherry, who had played football against Brown in high school, asked if he would consider trying out for a pit crew job. “Trent knew I was done with sports and living in Charlotte and not really using my athleticism to any gain, so he called me up and asked if I wanted to and got me a tryout,” Brown said Saturday at Darlington Raceway, while gluing lug nuts to front tires arranged in tidy rows behind the pit wall. “I had to run a 40 (yard dash), do a bench press, vertical jump, body fat -- all kinds of stuff. Basically, I got a gig as a developmental guy, and that’s really where it all started.” Brown started coming to the track as a backup.

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Tag: Connector Block
It took years of pleading, but residents and business owners along Minocqua's Lakeview Drive finally got their way Tuesday when the town board approved a plan to dead-end the road at its intersection with Hwy. 51. The move will block the south end of Lakeview and effectively cut off what has long been a much-used shortcut both to and from Lakeland Union High School and to and from Hwy. 70 W. Motorists use the latter route to bypass traffic lights at Hwy. 51 and Hwy. 70 West. The decision almost didn't happen. As town officials readied the year's final road project plans for approval at Tuesday night's special meeting, they decided to pare the Lakeview project from the list. That's because the paving bids had exceeded what the town had budgeted, necessitating the elimination of some planned improvements, and because the state Department of Transportation told the town it would pay for the Lakeview intersection closure in 2011 as part of its planned Hwy. 51 and J project. But that didn't sit well with several citizens attending the session, who cited the road's primary use as a shortcut and the safety issues associated with motorists driving far faster than the speed limit. As she has in the past, Kelly Phillips, owner of the Bay View Lodge, cited speeding. That puts the many children who stay at her motel in the summer - a figure she estimated at about 325 for last season - in danger because they cross the road to get to Lake Minocqua, she said.

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Tag: Automatic switch
I was listening to you when you were on the radio with Jordan Rich on March 7 and you described a problem with headlights that we have with our 1993 Honda Civic. At the first position on the light "stalk," the parking lights, tail lights and dashboard lights are on, as they are supposed to be. As soon as you turn to the next position, the headlights go on, but all the other lights go off. I know it has something to do with a switch. Since this is an electrical problem, I'd like to have some idea of the magnitude, before we take the Civic to a garage for repair. Honda garages in Maine are few and far between, and our track record with inexperienced Honda mechanics is painful. Any advice you can provide would be appreciated. I can appreciate your hesitation in taking your car to just anyone. However the job itself is very basic and takes less than an hour to make the replacement. The kicker is, however, the part costs about $210. To find a qualified mechanic, go to your nearest Napa auto parts store and ask the parts seller which shop he or she services that is the most competent to do this job. You can also Google Napa Auto Care shops on the Internet to find the shop closest to you. I have a 1998 Riviera. The check engine light keeps coming on. The code says it is the CAM sensor, but I have replaced it three times and the light comes back on. Do you know of any past problems with this? Any help you can give me would be appreciated as I have had this problem for the past three years. There are many particulars that could turn on the light. However, the most common and most commonly overlooked reason for this failure is the magnetic button that is attached to the CAM gear. This magnet triggers the sensor. If the CAM is walking or if the magnet is weak, you will keep having this intermittent problem. We bought our first brand new car in 19 years last May — a 2007 RAV-4, automatic 4WD — and we have always been religious about 3,000 mile oil changes (thus we have histories of 314,000 miles with original clutch and 312,000 or 285,000 miles on several previous vehicles). In addition to "do I need to use synthetic, since I have since I bought the car 31,000 miles ago?" is "the dealership says every 5,000 vs. our traditional 3,000. Is that OK?" Your letter is self-explanatory. You are doing everything I have recommended and you are getting record-setting distance in your cars. Thanks for proving the auto scanner to be right. Just keep doing what you are doing. Car Care Tip: When your car is on the lift for its oil change job, have the technician spin all four wheels to check for excess brake drag, which will rob you of fuel mileage.

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